Q: How has your lifestyle changed?
Is life the same as before your event or has it changed for the better/worse/both?
Responses with name, age at SCA and time since
I’m not back to the same level of exercise yet, but I hope to be. The 6 month driving ban has been hard and I can’t wait for it to end!
Clare, 31, Almost 5 months.
Has changed for worse.
Kym, 40, 3 years
Changed in terms of slowing down, thinking twice about activities, usual over the counter medication that people take for granted being excluded. Biggest frustration is friends and relatives telling me ‘I’m not allowed to do that’, hate feeling different. But I tend to stubbornly do what I feel I can do, life is short as we know now.
Judy, 39, 3 years
Money gone, friends gone……. quite solitary.
Anon, 36, 11 years
No. I have been forced to give up my full-on job.Is that better? Well, given my health perhaps it’s for the better but I am highly frustrated and sad at times.
Andy, 51, 5 years
Less stressed
Lisa, 35, 4 months
It’s been a slow dawning but I’ve realised how closely linked my heart health is to my lifestyle. I’ve lost weight, cut out caffeine, reduced alcohol and sugars and experience far fewer arrhythmias as a result. There’s a lot to be said for trying to help ourselves!
Michelle, 42, 4 years
Things changed slightly worse, still in the back of mind.
Lee, 37, 5 1/2 years
It was such a long time ago but I guess better. I now have a son.
Amy, 17, 14 years
I do daily slow exercise, I ‘settled down’, got married had a child and bought a house with my partner who gave me CPR at the time of the arrest. We were going to travel and emigrate, but after the arrest my priorities changed!
Natasha, 25, 4.5 years
Was great before, but even better now
Julie, 31, 8 years
Better, more active not that I didn’t exercise before
Pat, 51, 15 months
Not sure, still early days yet.
Joe, 52, 4 weeks
No change, really. As I retired 7 years ago, we get to do more travelling, which is great.
Mark, 46, 23 years
More conscious of healthy choices . Less confident , so worry about doing things that I previously did without thinking.
Michelle, 50, 1 year
Worse
Michelle, 43, 5 years
My life is a lot calmer, I found a lot of my friends couldn’t cope with my inability to party like I did before.
Lisa, 40, 7 years
Better. Gave me the push i needed to lose weight.
Anon, 56, 15 months
I would say it’s pretty much the same except I had moved cities and jobs and feel happier where I am now.
Robyn, 57, 18 months
Worse
Joanne, 48, 23 months
I’m still in the process of recovery so unable to really comment at this time.
Mark, 56, 14 months
My life has changed for the better completely. I’m so much more clued up on my general health and I’ve been so lucky to have been introduced to the NHS. They’re amazing people and I’ll do all I can to help them and fundraise for the Air Ambulance.
Imogen, 21, 2 years
Slowly, change takes time and acceptance I’m not quite there yet, but am trying to look after my body better.
Ben, 32, 1 year 2 months
i am more aware of what I eat and drink
Lynne, 47, 21 months
Worse, live from day to day, with pain 24/7
Brenden, 56, 4 years
Same
Tracy, 50, 3 years
Changed for better
Stewart, 53, 3 years
Wary of going out as unstable on my legs
Maureen, 68, 7 years
Roughly the same
Graeme, 36, 10 years
Both
Anon, 70, 10 months
Still too early to tell as only a month ago
Carly, 34, 1 month